As HKUST celebrates its 35th anniversary, the Library reflects on a story that began alongside the founding of our University. It is a story of innovation, partnership, enduring care, and the quiet dedication that has supported our academic mission for over three decades.

Can AI assist non-coding humanities researchers in processing non-Western language materials? Yes—but this report shows how and why MLLMs fail on domain-specific OCR, what that reveals about their cognitive boundaries, and methodological implications for low-resource AI-assisted DH workflows.

Growing up, I was surrounded by remarkable women —my mother, my teachers, and later my colleagues, I have always been nurtured and inspired by these “wonder women”, whose intelligence and resilience became the guiding lights along my path. Over time, that experience led me to a broader question: can we meaningfully capture and measure the contributions made by women in academia？

New students (and faculty!) often ask why there is no LG2 in the Library. The answer is really simple: the Library is part of the main academic building, and LG2 is in between LG1 and LG3 – when viewed from the side. :-) The initial campus planning guides from 1988 designated every floor in the building by its height above sea level. So the five planned Library floors were Levels 128, 123, 118, 113, and 108. These became 1/F, G/F, LG1, LG3, and LG4. But wait - why is LG2 missing? 

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